diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
index 45d47664a00a1a05598f46b79fb0d4c99274e747..69a5a57f144624c6728a20d6afdcad173f243f01 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ static int meson_gxbb_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(data->clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(data->clk);
 
-	clk_prepare_enable(data->clk);
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);